The Karabair Horse

The Karabair horse was/is bred in Uzbekistan
and Tajikistan, in the higher elevation of mountain plateaus. These horses
come from the southern Turkmen horses, with which the Mongolian blood was
obviously crossbred. There are somewhat smaller and lighter, head is of
medium length and often form the profile lightly bulged in the nose,
straight but sometime thick neck, prominent withers, straight and wide
back well tied in with relatively long and wide hindquarters. The chest is
sufficiently deep and the bones of the legs are strong. The hind legs are
often “cow hocked”, the front often turned out, but dry. There are
recognized three forms, the riding, the cart and the pack type. The
Karabair was recognized as a great cavalry horse and his breed was used
for the refinement of the Mongolian horses.